Epson stylus photo 820 printer- running on Vista powered HP Pavilion dv 6000. Printer will self test when asked (off-line). 820 does everything but print the requested document. Loaded new Vista driver, still nothing. Changed usb cable. Still nothing. Moved usb connection to other locations on the hub. Still nothing. Moved to USB connection directly on the laptop. Nada.

Ideas?Epson stylus photo 820 printer- running on Vista powered HP Pavilion dv 6000. Printer will self test when asked (off-line). 820 does everything but print the requested document. Loaded new Vista driver, still nothing. Changed usb cable. Still nothing. Moved usb connection to other locations on the hub. Still nothing. Moved to USB connection directly on the laptop. Nada.
Ideas?

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did you clean the communication ports , where the cartridges "talk" to the printer, the ports can get covered with paper dust and erronus signals can cause the printer to activate the magenta cartridge causing your problem. reomve the cartridges and Gently clean the comm ports with a q-tip and rubbing alcohol let dry then reinstall the ink cartridges.

I have the same problem with my stylus C88. Epson never did provide Vista drivers so I have never found a way to get the Epson software to work with Vista. The print driver does work so you will be able to print but you'll have to clean the nozzle manually by pushing the button on the printer rather than using the Epson Monitor. Sorry.